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Asset Sale and Loan Restructuring - Schedule of Undiscounted Cash Flows and Revised Carrying Value (Detail) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 10, 2015
Troubled Debt Restructuring, Debtor, Current Period [Line Items] |  |
Undiscounted future cash flows | $ 3,449,632 |
Carrying value of all combined loans | 23,466,108 |
Fair value of assets transferred | (19,125,131) | $ (19,125,131)
Excess debt carrying value of fair asset value | 4,340,977 |
Gain on restructure (difference between revised carrying amount and undiscounted future cash flows) | 891,345 |
Monaco Loan [Member] |  |
Troubled Debt Restructuring, Debtor, Current Period [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of all combined loans | 2,000,000 |
Fair value of assets transferred |  | (2,000,000)
Fifth Third Term [Member] |  |
Troubled Debt Restructuring, Debtor, Current Period [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of all combined loans | 3,000,000 |
Fair value of assets transferred |  | (3,000,000)
Fifth Third SSCA Project Loan [Member] |  |
Troubled Debt Restructuring, Debtor, Current Period [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of all combined loans | 7,684,514 |
Fair value of assets transferred |  | (7,684,514)
Fifth Third SSCA Project Loan [Member] | Term Loan Interest [Member] |  |
Troubled Debt Restructuring, Debtor, Current Period [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of all combined loans | 36,614 |
Fair value of assets transferred |  | (36,614)
Fifth Third Laurel Mortgage [Member] |  |
Troubled Debt Restructuring, Debtor, Current Period [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of all combined loans | 1,001,000 |
Fair value of assets transferred |  | (1,001,000)
Term Loan [Member] | Term Loan Interest [Member] |  |
Troubled Debt Restructuring, Debtor, Current Period [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of all combined loans | 12,559 |
Fair value of assets transferred |  | (12,559)
Mortgage Interest Paid [Member] | Term Loan Interest [Member] |  |
Troubled Debt Restructuring, Debtor, Current Period [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of all combined loans | 3,182 |
Fair value of assets transferred |  | (3,182)
Second Tranche [Member] |  |
Troubled Debt Restructuring, Debtor, Current Period [Line Items] |  |
Total debt | 375,523 |
Second Tranche [Member] | Monaco Loan [Member] |  |
Troubled Debt Restructuring, Debtor, Current Period [Line Items] |  |
Monaco Loan | 300,000 |
Accrued interest | 7,534 |
Future interest | 67,989 |
Carrying value of all combined loans | 2,470,703 |
Fair value of assets transferred |  | (387,262)
Second Tranche [Member] | Monaco Loan [Member] | Term Loan Interest [Member] |  |
Troubled Debt Restructuring, Debtor, Current Period [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of all combined loans | 7,534 |
Third Tranche [Member] |  |
Troubled Debt Restructuring, Debtor, Current Period [Line Items] |  |
Total debt | 3,074,109 |
Third Tranche [Member] | Monaco Loan [Member] |  |
Troubled Debt Restructuring, Debtor, Current Period [Line Items] |  |
Monaco Loan | 2,500,000 |
Accrued interest | 7,534 |
Future interest | 566,575 |
Carrying value of all combined loans | 2,242,468 |
Third Tranche [Member] | Monaco Loan [Member] | Term Loan Interest [Member] |  |
Troubled Debt Restructuring, Debtor, Current Period [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of all combined loans | 7,534 |
First Tranche [Member] | Monaco Loan [Member] |  |
Troubled Debt Restructuring, Debtor, Current Period [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of all combined loans | $ 5,000,000 |
Fair value of assets transferred |  | $ (5,000,000)

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